Cold War Review

Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism

• Appeasement
• Containment
• Expansion
• Eradication

Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?

• Greece and Germany
• Greece and Poland
• Greece and Ukraine
• Greece and Turkey

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

• stop spread of communism

• Money for Western Europe to rebuild

• Supplies for Western Europe

• all of the above

Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe

• Iron Curtain

• Blacklist

• Service Sector

• Containment

Policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression.

• Massive Retaliation

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Limited War

• Baby Boom

Belief that only by going to the brink of war could the United States protect itself against the Soviets

• Massive Retaliation

• Brinkmanship

• Arms Race

• Mutually Assured Destruction

The Eisenhower Doctrine

• was limited only to nuclear force

• allowed aid to be sent to Middle Eastern nations fighting communism

• only came into play with the English & French

• first sent troops to Saudi Arabia to help fight communists

Why was NATO created?

• To defend western nations against a possible Soviet invasion after WWII

• To oppose the growing German nation

• To start a nuclear war

• To eliminate fascism

A military alliance of socialist states in eastern Europe organized in 1955.

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Red Scare

One goal of the Berlin Blockade was to

• Raise taxes

• Promote communism

• Save money on resources

• Force out the US and allies out of Berlin